El Paso man already in jail is suspect in 3 robberies

A 25-year-old man who was in jail in El Paso on a family violence warrant from Harris County is suspected of committing three robberies with a toy gun in December, police said Wednesday.

Jeremy Scot Strawhun is thought to be responsible for the robbery of a man at gunpoint about 9 p.m. Dec. 28 in the 700 block of North Glenwood, for the robbery about midnight that day at a 7-Eleven store in the 6100 block of Trowbridge, and for another robbery at the same 7-Eleven about 1:10 a.m. Dec. 29, police said.

Strawhun used a gun to take money, beer and tobacco products, police said.

He was arrested after members of the El Paso Police Department's Crimes Against Persons Unit developed information and police interviewed him.

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Aaron Bracamontes

Investigators were also able to locate a toy gun they believed was used in the robberies. The gun looks real at first glance, police said.

Strawhun was rebooked into the El Paso County Jail on suspicion of three robberies, and his bond was set at $304,000.

Aaron Bracamontes may be reached at abracamontes@elpasotimes.com; 546-6156. Follow him on Twitter @AaronBrac